Controllers keeping close eye on APUs as Discovery lines up to land
NASA's space shuttle Discovery was due to land as early as 9:07 a.m. Eastern time July 17 at Kennedy Space Center, Fla., weather permitting. But controllers were keeping a close eye on two of the orbiter's three hydrazine-fueled auxiliary power units (APUs) after they displayed off-nominal...
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